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THIRTEEN ST. PETERSBURG TIMES, SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1942 PARSONS MARION AITCHISON SAYS Free Roxy Morning Matinee To Aid Army Air Force Men 'Mrs. Miniver' Is Finest Halter I'Jinebell On Broadway Trada Mark fUMUrd CepyrtW lt. DMIy Mlrra Film Produced This Year Townsend Club Holds Rally Sunday Pinellas county Townsendites will hold a county-wide meeting in Pinellas Park tomorrow afternoon at 2, it was announced last night at a meeting of Townsend club No. 1 at GAR hall.

Program included talks by the Rev. S. N. Wenrich, supply minia-ter at Trinity Lutheran church. Gunther Wants To Do Screen -Story of China 2- IL By MARION AITCHISON (Times Movie Reviewer) Completely living ud to the high praise given it by critics every where it has been shown, "Mrs.

Miniver," opening a week's engagement at the Florida theater Friday, is the finest film to come out of the present war. 1 During Mr. absence trough the month of August, his column will be conducted by guest columnists. 9 and Frank Patton, and violin selections by Elmer Shaffner, ac Presented with magnificent restraint and with a minimum of actual warfare, the picture has dignity, drama, and tender emotion, By LOUELLA O. PARSONS (Motion Picture Editor, International News Service.) 1 companied by Miss A.

Goodsell. Patton and Shaffner were program chairmen. revealing the war as it affects the lives of an average family in an English village with compelling effectiveness. HOLLYWOOD (INS) When Direction is consistently of the John Gunther's book, "Inside Lady Beldon, typical of the old best and it is difficult to see how the characterizations could have been improved upon. 3 feudal system which he, the son, U.

rolls off the presses, I am going be standing in line to get it. I stopped by Gunther's has learned to Greer Garson and Walter His theories, frankly expressed office on the 20th lot, where he's Pidgeon, co-starred so successfully last year in "Blossoms in the Dust," are even more successful in to his parents' embarrassment, are quickly overcome by the girl's Through 11 Nazi Prisons By RUTH MITCHELL She lost one brother, a flier, in the last war, and her pilot son in this one. She wa3 the only foreign woman who served with Yugo-Slavia's guerrillas, the deathless Chetniks. The aestavo cauaht her, sent her throuah the hell of 11 prisons in Yuao-Slavia, Austria and Germany. Now the fees she will earn from her lectures in this country will qo into her fund for Chetnik children.

pounding out an Army documentary story on China for Lt Fuller to Discuss Property Bill Walter P. Fuller, former local legislator and realtor, will discuss the property tax bill in an effort to clarify its terms for mm i charm and friendship and finally this film, the former, particularly, a stronger attraction develop. Comdr. Frank Capra and Maj. Anatole Litvak without benefit of secretary.

When he finishes as the valiant Englishwoman who refuses to give way before the News of war comes when the villagers are assembled for emotional impact of screaming this patriotic chore he told me ne will write a story on China for the movie's. bombs and constant danger. excellent also are Richard Ney members of the local Board of Realtors at their luncheon Monday at the Mayfair restaurant, it was announced yesterday. "The real story of China hasn't as her flier son, Teresa Wright as Humanity to me now has come to be divided into two been tapped," he said with obvi the girl he marries, Dame May Whitty as the autocratic patroness kinds of peoples; those who have been in prison and those ous sincerity. "Her great fighting Leo Carrillo, Dick Foran and Devine head the cast of "Road Agent," a roaring tale of the west which shows at the 10 o'clock free morning show today at the Roxy theater.

Any article of athletic equipment such as balls, bats, gloves, golf clubs, tennis rackets, will serve as an admission ticket. The equipment will be given to the Army Air Forces Replacement Training Center to aid in its recreation program. President Al Werly urged all members to be present for the of the village, Henry Travers as who haven t. spirit should be told in human interest values something along discussion. Onlv a month aero the fnrmor in mo ceompri to hp in the station agent, Reginald Owen as the grocer-air raid warden, and the line of a Chinese 'Mrs.

Mi church services and its full fury is quickly upon them as a nearby airdrome becomes the target for German bombs. With her son a flier and her husband called upon for dangerous auxiliary duty, Mrs. Miniver's courage is put to the test and emerges with quiet triumph. Atmospheric background with many scenes of beauty combine with able direction, sympathetic portrayals, and well designed plot to make "Mrs. Miniver" a strong contender for first place among the best pictures of the year.

ver" i Henry Wilcoxon as the vicar. the vast majority. All of the perhaps 600 men. women and children with whom I came in contact during the past year In a sort of prelude to the ac Meantime the next Gunther TODAY book will deal with his "Inside" views on America today. He nad had some prison experience.

tion portion of the film, there is a delightful picture of English countryside life in the household of the Minivers with their son, down from college on holiday, at It was not until the transport train for Lisbon and wants to tell Americans about their own country in the same IHATS DOING way he told "Inside Latin America and Asia. America was made up in Berlin that I came upon this, to me, now curious species: People who had actually not been in prison. It was a strange experience. This transport tracted by the granddaughter of 10 A. M.

TODAY He is particularly interested in alone numbered 950, all having some sort of American citi Local Forger the "heartbeat" of industrial Detroit, Pittsburgh and Chicago. Hollywood will also be put under zenship or affiliation, and almost all of them except the eight of us from the Liebenau interment camp, coming the Gunther microscope. ii TOMORROW Flees State Prison Camp LOCAL TEMPK RATl'BES straight from their homes, mostly in Germany. Not since "Only a Bird In a Entertainments 1TI L. il.

1 1 4. Reports for the period from 5 p.m. Thursday to 5 p.m. Friday as ob Gilded Cage" or "Bertha, The Sewine Machine Girl" served by the United States Coast TODAY Open Air forum, 4 p.m., Williams park. Guard co-operative in St.

Petersburg: have I heard a title like "Her Local police were notified yes Theater Time Clock Heart in Her Throat." Honest, Maximum y2 Minimum 78 Precipitation 0.00 that's the name of Buddy de terday that Bill Carter, former St. Petersburg resident, had escaped Thursday afternoon from Camp 33 Svlva's newest story purchased SUNDAY, AUGUST 23 Chapel exercises, 2:30 p.m., Pinellas county home. Chapel exercises, 3 Masonic home. For Your Admission Brine Any Article of Athletic Equipment Balls, Bats, Gloves, Golf Clubs, Tennis Rackets, Etc. For use by the Service Men.

SIN AXO TIDKS near Dade City. (Saturday, Aug. 22) Sun rises at 7:04 a.m. and sets at for Para, and in spite of the corny title Buddy swears it is a chillfir that will make your hair Union church services, 7:30 p.m., Williams park. In First Metho According to FBI records, Car 8:02 p.m.

dist church in case of rain. FLORIDA St. etersburp hifrh tides it 1:56 stand on end. ter was serving two years for forgery after conviction in Jacksonville on Feb. 14.

New pier recreation center, public opening, 4 to 7 pjn. with a.m. and 11 a.m.; low tides at 4:36 a.m. and 6:54 p.m. "Mrs.

Miniver," 1:20, 4, 6:40, Ethel White, who wrote "The concert by U. S. Air Forces Replacement Center band from 4 until 9:30. faas-a-Giille rngrh tides at 11 Carter was returned to St. Pe Lady Vanishes," is author of the 5 clock.

p.m. and 9 a.m.: low tides at 2:36 LA PLAZA novw. which will be published a.m. and 4:54 m. tersburg in July, 1940, by Chief E.

D. Vaughn and Constable Sid OX THE SCBEEX LEO CABBIIXO ANDY DEVINE DICK FOB AX Gulfport and Corey raueway hiah shortly. Buddy hasn't quite made "Magnificent Dope," 1:25: Conventions tides at 12:11 a.m. and 9:35 a.m.; low tides at 3:11 am. mid 5:23 p.m.

ud bus mind whether Lioretta 8:40. SUNDAY, AUGUST 23 Young or Helen Walker, from the hi nil tide at 11:21 o.m. "Saboteur," 10:00. Saunders to face charges of forgery. However, he was allowed to make restitution for the checks.

Judge John U. Bird withheld ROAD AGENT and 8:45 a.m.: low tides at 2:21 a.m. NevB York stage, will be tne Florida junior chamber of commerce, meeting of all group presidents and directors, Sunday, Aug. 23. Luncheon, 12:30 p.m., PLAYHOUSE and 4:39 p.m.

heroine. Hradcnton tush tides at 12:51 a.m. Yacht club. Business session begins at 2:30 clock. "Spy Ship," 1:58, 3:58, 5:58, Theatre and 1015 a.m.; low tides at 1:51 a.m.

when- I talked for the first time with one of these "outsiders." I mentioned to her how sad I felt to leave for comfortable, free America while so many hundreds of British and American women and children still were penned, hopeless, behind the internment barbed wire. This more than half-German woman, though technically an American, who could not speak English, gave me a look of mingled suspicion, disgust and contempt and said: "Interned? No one is interned in Germany unless they deserve it. Roosevelt is the first to intern harmless women and children." Then she flounced haughtily away. On the ship it was noticeable how we ex-prisoners clung together. It seemed as if a deep moat divided us from the rest.

How surprised and puzzled we were when those others complained about the food. To us it seemed perfect. And the weather, however dull and violent to us was always just splendid. If only because of the inexpressible joy in little things it has given me whatever the suffering, whatever the crushing horror I would not have missed those months in the Nazi jails for any price. ROXY This is the second convict from and 4:09 p.m.

Addison Randall (Jack) on the scr'en, has his first job since his marriage to Barbara Bennett 7:58, 9:58. 9th Central Johns pass hltth tides at 11:56 p.m. Pinellas county to escape in the "Tillie's Punctured Ro past week. and 9:20 a.m.; low tides at 2:56 a.m. and 5:14 p.i.

Downey. He Is in the Pine mance," 1:18, 3:18, 5:18, 7:18, 9:18. Thomas picture, "You Can't Live Civilian Defense This material supplied by tba Civilian Defense Council offk. Fifth Street it Second Avenue Mortfc TELEPHONE tm The reason 1 know, FORECAST ITl A nnnllaii 4nfli. ROXY scattered thundershowers west central was checking a story he and Barbara had separated, since he "My Favorite Spy," 1:25, and extreme south portions.

4:22, 7:19, 10. is living at a hotel. I learned He Service Hen 22c ffif FLORIDA La PLAZA BOXY "Prairie Gunsmoke, 2:51, TEMPERATl'KES FXSKHHEHE COOL HAPPINESS Get Youraelf A Bl Helping Of It Today At sYie is in New York to fight for custody of the Downey chil The outstanding event In defense circles for the week-end is 5:48, 8:45. opening of the new recreation center at the municipal pier. The dren, hence he has taken resi CAMEO public is invited from 4 to 7 o'clock, and high-ranking officers of the dence at a Beverly mils notei "A Great Man's Lady," 2:10, Barbara gave up her five chil ST.

PETERSBURG'S FLORIDA STATE THEATRES 4:40, 7:20, 10. dren when she left Morton "Escape From Hone Kong," Downey and the little ones have city, the defense council and the armed services will be on hand to welcome Mr. and Mrs. St. Petersburg.

Mrs. Bruce Blackburn is to be in charge of the center, which will be open each night from 5 to 11. Defense Mothers and the Bomb-A-Dears are to assist in entertaining the service men. The whole setup is under direction of Mrs. Stuart Warren, defense council chairman of recreation.

1:, 3:40, 6:10, 8:50. been with his mother in New Jersey ever since. Station Mat Min. ATLANTA 90 6 BOSTON 92 71 BUFFAIX5 84 73 CHICAGO 93 71 CINCINNATI 85 68 CLEVELAND 82 68 DETROIT 88 72 JACKSONVILLE 90 76 1 KANSAS CITY 92 73 KEY WKST S8 77 LOUISVILLE 88 66 MIAMI 90 74 MINN. -ST, PAUL 92 70 NFW ORLEANS R8 74 NEW YORK 92 72 PITTSBURGH 78 69 PORTLAND, AIB.

86 66 ST. LOUIS 90 71 TAMPA 90 77 WASHINGTON 86 72 brave. They walked from the Snapshots of Hollywood col prison, one after the other, with tors in coastal areas to co-operati lected at random: Lyle Talbot dose of prisons 11 than the other women, for I had been arrested stern calmness to their deaths, and Linda Brent have taken up That was the only, the last thing and had been through the farce of where they left off months ago they could do for their beloved The lounge has been furnished by Bundles for America, and the public has been generous in contributing games, ping-pong tables, cards and equipment. This center is the third to be opened here under the recreation division and will act as a service men's club. Its central location fully in a campaign to recruit full-time beach patrols and lookout workers.

This is the first time OCD has been asked to recruit fur the armed services. "In the light She married Steve Cornell and a trial on suspicion of espionage. The charge was considered proven. Lyle then married another girl, country: show the Nazi beasts i serenely confident, an uncon querable mien. for it is an impossibility to prove to a German that you are not a Only one woman of all I knew Now both are free again; Rudy Sieber.

Marlene Dietrich's husband, has become a citizen; Betty Grable had her farewell dinner spy. The less they can catch you Elks broke down and wept and im of recent developments," Director Landis said, "the extreme importance of adequate coast pajol on the shores of our country must at it the more it proves to them your diabolical cunning. and tne fact that it is surrounded by the waters of the lay, make it an ideal spot for held their regular meeting last night at the Elks' club with Law-ton Swan, exalted ruler, presid be evident to everyone." plored. She was a widow, beside herself with anxiety about her only daughter of 13 who in the months of her mother's imprison with George Raft before she left for her tour of the camps. She will be gone until the middle of September; Heddy Lamarr's new ruby red velvet carpet, with play and relaxation.

Dancing and planned entertainment will So to me life, just being alive at all, is a wonderful thing, an unexpected gift from heaven. What charm there is to me in all the simple things which to most ing. Guests included a group from the U. S. Army Air Forces ment had begun to run wild in the streets.

Nursing Group be available every right, as well as every type of game. Replacement Center. matching decorations, is very be Do you wonder that I gave of you pass unnoticed as a matter To Be Tested coming to her dark beauty. That's those women my solemn promise of course: the laughter of chil As this may be the only chance civilians of the city will have to see this splendid new recreation to devote my life if I should come through alive to taking all for today. See you tomorrow! But Robert Smith of Bracketville.

says: "Buy bonds and First Aid center, the council hopes they dren outside my door, the fact that there is not even a gate to my garden. How I shall always loathe gates or any kind of care of their children's future? It was the last comfort in their dying hearts. To me it seems stamps every day so that the bombs, shells and guns may be MATINEE TODAY flftS Gulfport Home Nursing organi labeled 'Made in U. S. TWO FEATURES there could not possibly be a greater cause than to save, to zation will have workout tests at the first aid station socrn with will take advantage of the opportunity Sunday afternoon.

Women's Volunteer Ambulance corps is having intensive military drill practice three nights a week under Army instruction. Drill masters are: Staff Sgt. Ver- And how almost incredible it Is to me when people worry and complain about small depriva each group assigned particular Kiddle 9c cherish, to raise in a great tradition what will remain of such Ji; Tux OOt Tax Evening P.M. Til Baritone Singer With Marines tions. Gas, silk stockings, sugar jobs, members were told yesterday by Mrs.

Ruth Mosher, ad how childishly absurd. Service Men All Show 20c 1'lus Tax splendid fighting stock when the unspeakable Hun has finished his butcher work. on Allison. Staff Sgt. William viser, at their monthly meeting at Gulfport beach.

VN- i NOW PLAYING VjtV For Full Enjoyment, See This Picture i t- TO From the Beginning IT GJtti FEATURE STARTS 1:20. 4. 6:40. 9:30 Ji '1 tfwt Tax 2o Plua Tax TODAY SUN. FIRST RUN Tests will be followed by trail Yuliano and Sgt.

George Elswick. Drill is held at the rear of the Vinoy Park hotel at 7 o'clock. So here I am amongst millions of lucky people who have never been in a gestapo prison and I am surprised and happy to find how eager they are to NEW YORK (P) Frank Chap emergencies to accustom mem man, baritone singer and husband- bers to work expected of them, manager of Gladys Swarthout, Coffee Supply Will Be Cut Mrs. Mosher said. The young women are so expert that Army men are citing them to recruits as a good example of try to understand what we ex prisoners have been through.

She described the organization's official uniform which will be a You have never seen, as we what military drill can be. medium blue with white cuffs have, rows of humble farm boys, WASHiNUTUN up The war and collars and white work When the clothing and supply committee needed a large group of aprons. Headgear will be a white some not more than 15, heavily chained, standing in the prison corridors with their faces to the opera star, was sworn in yesterday as a captain in the Marine corps reserve. After the ceremony, Chapman and his wife presented a set of 100 phonograph records to the Marines stationed at New River, N. C.

Capt. Chapman, who served In France during the last war as a private in the Marine corps, will train at Quantico, Va. production board yesterday or dered a further 10 per cent reduc faceband with blue quaff, she tion in the amount of coffee avail helpers to fumigate the hundreds of pairs of bedroom slippers and shoes collected for first aid sta wall, while the Nazi guards said. Members were awarded of walked up and down beating able to American consumers, ef fective Sept. 1.

ficial Red Cross certificates from beating with the full strength of their arms and screaming wild The reduction, representing a tions, tne junior defense corps military unit was called out by L. Frank Hudson, its major. The Washington. curses as the loaded clubs fell MESERVK TOIB TABLE EARLTr-W' cut of about 15,000,000 pounds a month, "is necessary because of boys worked all day Thursday on necks that slowly swelled up But never a cry from those and the job was done. the shipping situation," WPB said.

A MA 1 1 WEBBS PATIO Serbian lads and never a tear Civilian coffee consumption lust heartbreaking silence. You never saw that grand old under the order will be held to about 110,000,000 pounds a month, compared with normal unrestricted consumption of about man in the Belgrade prison- All new volunteers in the civil protection division which includes air raid wardens, fire watchers, auxiliary police and firemen and air observers must go to the defense building Tuesday nights to have their finger Uncle Peter we called him who had been stood on red hot coals 000,000 pounds. by the "cultured" Germans to try The coffee quota for whole to force him to betray his mends In vain. prints taken. Officials are there from 7:30 to 9:30 on Tuesdays.

salers, retailers and other wholesale receivers will be reduced from 75 per cent to 65 per cent of THEY'RE BACK Attuouncing the Return Engagement of the "Victory Swingettes Every day the bandages were torn off his black and bleeding the average monthly amount of stumos to frighten us women Government regulations state that every worker in this division, as well a staffs of first aid stations, must be fingerprinted. some of us expectant mothers, coffee delivered during the corresponding quarter of 1941. This quota will be effective during September and each subsequent nrhiia na nr.lr mir pxprcise in the niuie yard. Sinelv. two yards apart, we walked slowly past him.

He month until revised. After conferences with United States Coast Guard officials, OCD Director James Landis has requested all OCD regional direc- looked at us calmly and as calm ly we looked back, but in our Starlet's Contract With Many New Orchestral Arrangements And An Entirely New FLOOR SHOW hearts we bowed to mm. When at last they found tor Approved by Court ture was useless mey naa to carry him out to shoot him. He stood tin on those charred stumps to HOLLYWOOD INS) Marie PICTUM TT CRAIG STEVENS IRENE MANNING face the euns. a cirl of 14 clutch LAST TIMES TONIGHT McDonald, 19-year-old film beauty, yesterday obtained court ap CO-FEATURE lng his hand, her piping voice raised in a last defiant song.

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Fh. 4331 Two Shows 9:15 and 11:15 P. M. MINUTES OF FAST ENTERTAINMENT they died together, undefeated, lMHUiilMlSJ 45 Serbian old age and youtn i proval of a seven-year studio contract under which she will receive from $100 to $1,250 a week. The starlet revealed that her real name is Marie Frye but that she adopted the name under which her mother won fame as a Ziegfeld Follies girl a generation ago.

You happy people here have not seen, as I did, my dear friend, a beautiful, delicate girl not quite 16. taken out each day for a week FREE DANCING! 3 PALAIS ROYAL PRESENTS to brutally beaten for two hours till her back was one bloody sore because she would not t'pll where her fiance had THE DOLLY SISTERS Fit fcU-pptne NOVELTY DANCES That Stop the fch.w! SAT. NITE WALTZ CLUB DANCE fled. Tn the end. when they failed to KAY KYSER In "MY FAVORITE SPY" Antedate Ffatore BUI Elliott Tex Bitter la "PRAIRIE GUN SMOKE" MARGIE M'QUIRK Just a Little Bit Of All Right THE HAWAIIAN MEL-O-DEARS Always a Big Hit! GD0QB BARBARA STANWYCK la "A GREAT MAN'S LADY-LEO CABRILLO la "Escape From Hong Kong" force her to save her life for his TONITE, AUGUST It 9 P.

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